Mapping the Buzz of NY and LA

Manhattan arts communities, NYC

In the report 'The Geography of Buzz', Elizabeth Currid of USC, LA and Sarah Williams of Columbia University presented a new way of exploring the concentration and impact of the socialisation patterns of the arts communities of NY and LA. The project demonstrates the importance of the creative class to civic development, social cohesion and economic development. They mapped the location of thousands of photographs from the Getty archives from parties and events associated with key cultural sectors in the two cities over one year (from March 2006-Feburary 2007). Currid and Williams developed a series of density maps based on arts medium, providing a striking illustration of the epicenters of often elusive scenes

Read the full report of 'The Geography of Buzz' here. 

Here is a good article from the NY Times on the project.

LA arts communities